# Pelena West GN division, Weligama DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division 

# Pelena West

Pelena West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. Open map data shows 74 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 74mapped services

## Where is Pelena West?

Pelena West lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Galbokka East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/galbokka-east/), [Paranakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/paranakade/), [Pelena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-north/), [Pelena South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-south/) and [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/polwatta/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Pelena West is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9743° N, 80.4370° E. Local names: පැලෑන බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Pelena West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 95 

Feb 27 79 

Mar 28 107 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 194 

Jun 27 106 

Jul 27 89 

Aug 27 115 

Sep 27 161 

Oct 27 231 

Nov 27 285 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pelena West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Pelena West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97433&mlon=80.43426#map=17/5.97433/80.43426) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) 

Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) 

Hotel mango shade · Pelena West 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97450&mlon=80.43727#map=17/5.97450/80.43727) 

Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) 

School Arfa Central College · Aluth Weediya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98140&mlon=80.42933#map=17/5.98140/80.42933) 

College Sidhartha College · Paranakade 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97408&mlon=80.42380#map=17/5.97408/80.42380) 

Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97314&mlon=80.42656#map=17/5.97314/80.42656) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pelena West

Places mapped inside Pelena West in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Hotels40
- Restaurants33

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Weligama DS Division

- Aluth Weediya
- Bandaramulla
- Denuwala
- Galbokka East
- Galbokka West
- Garanduwa
- Gurubebila
- Henwala East
- Henwala West
- Hetti Weediya
- Kamburugamuwa North
- Kamburugamuwa South
- Kamburugamuwa West
- Kapparathota North
- Kapparathota South
- Kohunugamuwa
- Kotavila North
- Kotavila South
- Kotavila West
- Maha Weediya
- Midigama East
- Midigama North
- Midigama West
- Mirissa North
- Mirissa South 1
- Mirissa South 2
- Mirissa Udumulla
- Mirissa Udupila
- Moodugamuwa East
- Moodugamuwa West
- Nidangala
- Paranakade
- Pathegama
- Pelena North
- Pelena South
- Pitidoowa
- Polwathumodara
- Polwatta
- Thal Aramba East
- Thal Aramba North
- Thal Aramba South
- Thudella
- Walana
- Walliwala East
- Walliwala South
- Walliwala West
- Wekada

## Quick answers

- Where is Pelena West?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pelena West?Galbokka East, Paranakade, Pelena North, Pelena South and Polwatta
- What is the best time to visit Pelena West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pelena West?Weligama District Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pelena West?Sanasa Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pelena West?Sampath Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelena West?IOC, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Pelena West?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pelena West?LK3239110 (OCHA common operational dataset)